Ancient Aliens

Biblical texts describe winged creatures carrying messages from the heavens. But are angels merely the product of the imagination - or do they really exist?

The Curse Of Civil War Gold

Treasure hunters Rick and Marty are on the trail of Civil War gold allegedly confiscated from Jefferson Davis in 1865. Part of it lies at the bottom of Lake Michigan, another in a warren of tunnels beneath Michigan, and another in a cave in Utah.

Decoding The Past

Are the Freemasons an honourable thread in the fabric of America, or a strangely powerful organisation bent on political domination?

Buried: Knights Templar and the Holy Grail

The team turn their attention to the Templars' moment of reckoning: the fall of the order in 1307. Coded Templar symbols lead them to a mysterious monastery in Spain that may hold clues to the knights' ultimate survival as a secret organisation.

Unusually, we look at the later, clipped wing version flown by Czech refugee pilots in the UK during WW2. We get close-up with a beautifully restored example, fly her and unearth long-unseen test and operational footage.

The Viking world's most famous warrior, the legend of Beowulf is the ultimate tale of courage.

MonsterQuest

The most venomous creature of the sea is on the move and spreading across the oceans leaving a trail of poisoned victims. These monsters, known to kill within three minutes, have been part of the ecosystem for more than 500 million years.

UFO Files

Some experts claim that UFO wreckage is stored in a top-secret facility in Dayton, Ohio. Former employees spin a tale of alien bodies and flying saucer debris.

Ancient Aliens

Biblical texts describe winged creatures carrying messages from the heavens. But are angels merely the product of the imagination - or do they really exist?

The Curse Of Civil War Gold

Treasure hunters Rick and Marty are on the trail of Civil War gold allegedly confiscated from Jefferson Davis in 1865. Part of it lies at the bottom of Lake Michigan, another in a warren of tunnels beneath Michigan, and another in a cave in Utah.

Decoding The Past

Are the Freemasons an honourable thread in the fabric of America, or a strangely powerful organisation bent on political domination?

Buried: Knights Templar and the Holy Grail

The team turn their attention to the Templars' moment of reckoning: the fall of the order in 1307. Coded Templar symbols lead them to a mysterious monastery in Spain that may hold clues to the knights' ultimate survival as a secret organisation.

Unusually, we look at the later, clipped wing version flown by Czech refugee pilots in the UK during WW2. We get close-up with a beautifully restored example, fly her and unearth long-unseen test and operational footage.

The Viking world's most famous warrior, the legend of Beowulf is the ultimate tale of courage.

MonsterQuest

The most venomous creature of the sea is on the move and spreading across the oceans leaving a trail of poisoned victims. These monsters, known to kill within three minutes, have been part of the ecosystem for more than 500 million years.

UFO Files

Some experts claim that UFO wreckage is stored in a top-secret facility in Dayton, Ohio. Former employees spin a tale of alien bodies and flying saucer debris.

Ancient Aliens

Biblical texts describe winged creatures carrying messages from the heavens. But are angels merely the product of the imagination - or do they really exist?

The Curse Of Civil War Gold

Treasure hunters Rick and Marty are on the trail of Civil War gold allegedly confiscated from Jefferson Davis in 1865. Part of it lies at the bottom of Lake Michigan, another in a warren of tunnels beneath Michigan, and another in a cave in Utah.

Decoding The Past

Are the Freemasons an honourable thread in the fabric of America, or a strangely powerful organisation bent on political domination?

Buried: Knights Templar and the Holy Grail

The team turn their attention to the Templars' moment of reckoning: the fall of the order in 1307. Coded Templar symbols lead them to a mysterious monastery in Spain that may hold clues to the knights' ultimate survival as a secret organisation.

History's Greatest Aircraft

The definitive, if not the best, Axis fighter of World War two: we delve into the story of legendary ace Adolf Galland and examine in detail and example of the type in his colours. We also look at the technical heritage the 109 designers left.

Homer's The Odyssey is the most famous epic ever written, a timeless tale of adventure filled with mythological beasts and vengeful gods. But could it have actually happened? Divers have uncovered remains that may be linked to the story of Odysseus.

Monsterquest

Investigating reports from Papua New Guinea of a terrifying monster with a 20-foot wingspan known as the "Demon Flyer" that some people think might be a prehistoric pterosaur.

Abandoned Engineering

Strange structures rusting away at sea... an abandoned concrete pyramid... a huge machine, forgotten in a field... an empty complex in a city. Who built them? And why were they abandoned?

Ancient Aliens

Could aliens have helped humans build huge ancient structures? Experts ask whether standing stones in Carnac, France, were a GPS system for ancient spacecraft.

Ancients get troops to cross a nearly 4,000 foot river, extract oil from the ground without the use of modern drilling technique and build a water tank which contained 3 million cubic feet of water.

Chasing Mummies

Zahi uncovers a cache of mummies at a dig site at Saqqara and discovers a rare and important piece of Egyptian history: a beautiful anthropoid sarcophagus from the 26th Dynasty!

History's Greatest Aircraft

The definitive, if not the best, Axis fighter of World War two: we delve into the story of legendary ace Adolf Galland and examine in detail and example of the type in his colours. We also look at the technical heritage the 109 designers left.

Homer's The Odyssey is the most famous epic ever written, a timeless tale of adventure filled with mythological beasts and vengeful gods. But could it have actually happened? Divers have uncovered remains that may be linked to the story of Odysseus.

Monsterquest

Investigating reports from Papua New Guinea of a terrifying monster with a 20-foot wingspan known as the "Demon Flyer" that some people think might be a prehistoric pterosaur.

Abandoned Engineering

Strange structures rusting away at sea... an abandoned concrete pyramid... a huge machine, forgotten in a field... an empty complex in a city. Who built them? And why were they abandoned?